Choosing one's own way is what makes one human — and the more you own the power of your own decision-making, the more your life and outcomes will be … - Benjamin P. Hardy

Business strategist Charlie Jones stated, “You will be the same person in five years as you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read.” By proactively changing your inputs of information, experiences, and people, you become aware of what you previously didn’t know. You see what you previously didn’t notice. You seek what you previously didn’t want. You act in ways you previously didn’t behave.

Highly-quality relationships are transformational, not transactional. Often, the transformation is unpredictable and unexpected, as collaboration is a creative act.

Prefer being rejected at your new standard than being accepted at your old one.